I will raise the issue of water safety. We are coming to that time of year when we want the public using all our amenities, our coast and all our lakes, but there is an awareness issue in terms of water safety. There have been 16 drownings in Ireland already this year. Between 2018 and 2022 there was an average of 116 drownings per year. During the previous five-year period, between 2013 and 2017, there were 132 drownings per year. There is a massive issue in terms of people's self-awareness and the awareness of the dangers of our waterways. We need a discussion in this House on water safety, on what more can potentially be done on the education side of things and what more we can do with students in schools, but also in terms of more opportunities for training people up in life-saving and lifeguarding skills.

I looked at figures. Last year, 316 rescues were recorded by lifeguards in this country. The year before that, in 2024, 2,002 rescues were recorded, so the instances are increasing year by year. Young people now are getting a little braver. They are taking potentially more chances and do not have a full awareness of some of the conditions they are experiencing out there. It would be very worthwhile and very timely to have that discussion in this House. I think it is the weekend of 22 May, which is Whit weekend, which the Leader will be familiar with. Traditionally, we were all encouraged not to swim in Ireland until after Whit weekend for safety reasons. I would welcome a discussion on this before then.